series description: seven race series, accumulated points from all seven races will determine overall champions

categories: A's, B's, C's, open women, beginning women, masters 35+, masters 45+, jrs.

courses: 1-2 km consisting of pavement, dirt, mud (where available), grass, trails, run-ups, artificial and natural obstacles to force dismounts. "all courses will favor cross bikes."

sponsors (so far): fox racing, voodoo cycles, sports center bicycles, winning wheels bicycles, titec components, powerbar, mountain tracks, vredestien tires, srp (mr. grumpy's cx brakes), hot shoppe design, ultimate interiors, carmel brewing company, qpt networks, santa cruz web design

prizes: winners jerseys for series champions, series prizes (merchandise) will go 5-deep in each category, cash back to each race winner, first lap primes in each race. fox racing travel bag award for racer from any category who accumulates the most points overall

race 1: saturday 10/17 - laguna grande park, seaside downtown seaside behind embassy suite hotel (tallest building in seaside). from hwy 1, take exit 218, del ray oaks. follow signs to race. parking and registration in rear portion of embassy suites' parking lot. additional parking anywhere around laguna grande lake.

race 2: saturday 10/31- fort ord inner garrison (between marina & seaside) from hwy 1, take the main fort ord annex exit and follow the signs to parking. race is held past burger king in the inner garrison area. course is between gigling rd. & col. durham st.

race 3: SUNDAY 11/15 - manzanita park, prunedale from hwy 101, exit san miguel canyon in prunedale, go 1/2 mile to castroville blvd. and turn left. go 1/2 mile, manzanita park is on the left; follow signs to parking. from hwy, at moss landing, head east on dolan rd., turns into castroville blvd. manzanita park is on the right, follow the signs to parking.

race 4: saturday 11/28 ramsay park, watsonville from southbound hwy 1, take the hwy 152/main st. exit; from northbound hwy 1, exit green valley road (right) and turn right on main st. (aka hwy 152); roughly one mile up on the right, ramsay park is right across from pennsylvania dr. look for the signs

race 5: saturday 12/19 fort ord inner garrison (between marina & seaside) from hwy 1, take the main fort ord annex exit and follow the signs to parking. race is held past burger king in the inner garrison area. course is between gigling rd. & col. durham st.

race 6: saturday 1/2 ramsay park, watsonville from southbound hwy 1, take the hwy 152/main st. exit; from northbound hwy 1, exit green valley road (right) and turn right on main st. (aka hwy 152); roughly one mile up on the right, ramsay park is right across from pennsylvania dr. look for the signs

race 7: saturday 1/9 laguna grande park, seaside downtown seaside behind embassy suite hotel (tallest building in seaside). from hwy 1, take exit 218, del ray oaks. follow signs to race. parking and registration in rear portion of embassy suites' parking lot. additional parking anywhere around laguna grande lake.

series race sites to include: monterey, seaside, fort ord, prunedale, watsonville